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One Touch of Venus
Musical
Comedy
Original
Broadway
Opening Date
Oct 07, 1943
Closing Date
Feb 10, 1945
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Open Date: Oct 07, 1943
Close Date: Feb 10, 1945
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ABOUT THIS PRODUCTION
Theatres
Imperial Theatre
(Oct 07, 1943 - Jan 24, 1944)
46th Street Theatre
(Jan 26, 1944 - Feb 10, 1945)
Description
A musical in two acts
Setting
New York City
Media
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17
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People
Production Staff
Opening Night Cast
Replacements
Theatre Owned / Operated by
The Shubert Organization
Produced by
Cheryl Crawford
; Associate Producer:
John Wildberg
Music by
Kurt Weill
; Book by
S. J. Perelman
and
Ogden Nash
; Lyrics by
Ogden Nash
; Suggested by "The Tinted Venus" by
F. Anstey
; Music orchestrated by
Kurt Weill
; Music arranged by
Kurt Weill
; Musical Director:
Maurice Abravanel
Staged by
Elia Kazan
; Musical Staging by
Agnes de Mille
Scenic Design by
Howard Bay
; Costume Design by
Paul Du Pont
and
Kermit Love
; Miss Martin's gowns by
Mainbocher
; Sound Consultant:
Saki Oura
Stage Manager:
Frank Coletti
; Assistant Stage Mgr:
Paul Morrison
Press Representative:
Jean Dalrymple
and
Anthony Buttitta
John Boles
Whitelaw Savory
Mary Martin
Venus
Kenny Baker
Rodney Hatch
Lynn Alden
Singing Ensemble
Ruth Bond
Gloria Kramer
Sam Bonnell
Store Manager
Anatolian
Zachary A. Charles
Sam
Harry Clark
Stanley
Arthur Davies
Singing Ensemble
Jane Davies
Singing Ensemble
Florence Dunlap
Mrs. Moats
Rose Marie Elliot
Singing Ensemble
Carle Erbele
Dancing Ensemble
Matthew Farrar
Anatolian
Singing Ensemble
Nelle Fisher
Dancing Ensemble
Bert Freed
Police Lieutenant
William Garrett
Dancing Ensemble
Teddy Hart
Taxi Black
Ruth Harte
Dancing Ensemble
Jinx Heffelfinger
Dancing Ensemble
Jane Hoffman
Rose
Jean Houloose
Dancing Ensemble
Beatrice Hudson
Singing Ensemble
Ann Hutchinson
Dancing Ensemble
Julie Jefferson
Singing Ensemble
Pearl Lang
Dancing Ensemble
Paula Laurence
Molly Grant
Ralph Linn
Dancing Ensemble
Allyn Ann McLerie
Dancing Ensemble
Lavina Nielsen
Dancing Ensemble
Duncan Noble
Dancing Ensemble
Sono Osato
Premiere Danseuse
Helen Raymond
Mrs. Kramer
Ginee Richardson
Dancing Ensemble
Willa Rollins
Singing Ensemble
Patricia Schaeffer
Dancing Ensemble
Kevin Smith
Dancing Ensemble
Betty Spain
Singing Ensemble
Johnny Stearns
Dr. Rook
Harold J. Stone
Zuvelti
Kirsten Valbor
Dancing Ensemble
Jeffrey Warren
Singing Ensemble
William Weber
Dancing Ensemble
Lou Wills, Jr.
Bus Starter
Dancing Ensemble
Parker Wilson
Dancing Ensemble
Imperial Theatre
(Oct 07, 1943 - Jan 24, 1944)
46th Street Theatre
(Jan 26, 1944 - Feb 10, 1945)
Theatre Owned / Operated by
The Shubert Organization
Cast
Ben Cutler
Rodney Hatch
Diana Adams
Dancing Ensemble
Anita Alvarez
Premiere Danseuse
Arthur Davies
Police Lieutenant
Dolores Goodman
Dancing Ensemble
Phillip Gordon
Sam
Diana Gray
Singing Ensemble
Holly Harris
Singing Ensemble
Ray Harrison
Dancing Ensemble
Marion Kohler
Singing Ensemble
Welland Lathrop
Dancing Ensemble
Jack Mann
Taxi Black
Regis Powers
Dancing Ensemble
Mack Shanks
Dancing Ensemble
Edward Ubell
Stanley
Frank Westbrook
Dancing Ensemble
Lester Wolf
Singing Ensemble
Understudy:
Holly Harris
(Venus)
Songs
music by
Kurt Weill
; lyrics by
Ogden Nash
Act 1
Sung By
New Art Is True Art
Whitelaw Savory and Chorus
One Touch of Venus
Molly Grant and Girls
How Much I Love You
Rodney Hatch
I'm a Stranger Here Myself
Venus
Forty Minutes for Lunch
West Wind
Whitelaw Savory
Way Out West in Jersey
Mrs. Kramer, Gloria Kramer and Rodney Hatch
Foolish Heart
Venus
The Trouble with Women
Rodney Hatch, Whitelaw Savory, Taxi Black and Stanley
Speak Low
Venus and Rodney Hatch
Dr. Crippen
Whitelaw Savory and Dancers
Act 2
Sung By
Very, Very, Very
Molly Grant
Speak Low
(Reprise)
Rodney Hatch and Venus
Catch Hatch
Whitelaw Savory and Molly Grant
That's Him
Venus
Wooden Wedding
Rodney Hatch
Venus in Ozone Heights
People
Songs
Production Staff
Opening Night Cast
Replacements
Theatre Owned / Operated by
The Shubert Organization
Produced by
Cheryl Crawford
; Associate Producer:
John Wildberg
Music by
Kurt Weill
; Book by
S. J. Perelman
and
Ogden Nash
; Lyrics by
Ogden Nash
; Suggested by "The Tinted Venus" by
F. Anstey
; Music orchestrated by
Kurt Weill
; Music arranged by
Kurt Weill
; Musical Director:
Maurice Abravanel
Staged by
Elia Kazan
; Musical Staging by
Agnes de Mille
Scenic Design by
Howard Bay
; Costume Design by
Paul Du Pont
and
Kermit Love
; Miss Martin's gowns by
Mainbocher
; Sound Consultant:
Saki Oura
Stage Manager:
Frank Coletti
; Assistant Stage Mgr:
Paul Morrison
Press Representative:
Jean Dalrymple
and
Anthony Buttitta
John Boles
Whitelaw Savory
Mary Martin
Venus
Kenny Baker
Rodney Hatch
Lynn Alden
Singing Ensemble
Ruth Bond
Gloria Kramer
Sam Bonnell
Store Manager
Anatolian
Zachary A. Charles
Sam
Harry Clark
Stanley
Arthur Davies
Singing Ensemble
Jane Davies
Singing Ensemble
Florence Dunlap
Mrs. Moats
Rose Marie Elliot
Singing Ensemble
Carle Erbele
Dancing Ensemble
Matthew Farrar
Anatolian
Singing Ensemble
Nelle Fisher
Dancing Ensemble
Bert Freed
Police Lieutenant
William Garrett
Dancing Ensemble
Teddy Hart
Taxi Black
Ruth Harte
Dancing Ensemble
Jinx Heffelfinger
Dancing Ensemble
Jane Hoffman
Rose
Jean Houloose
Dancing Ensemble
Beatrice Hudson
Singing Ensemble
Ann Hutchinson
Dancing Ensemble
Julie Jefferson
Singing Ensemble
Pearl Lang
Dancing Ensemble
Paula Laurence
Molly Grant
Ralph Linn
Dancing Ensemble
Allyn Ann McLerie
Dancing Ensemble
Lavina Nielsen
Dancing Ensemble
Duncan Noble
Dancing Ensemble
Sono Osato
Premiere Danseuse
Helen Raymond
Mrs. Kramer
Ginee Richardson
Dancing Ensemble
Willa Rollins
Singing Ensemble
Patricia Schaeffer
Dancing Ensemble
Kevin Smith
Dancing Ensemble
Betty Spain
Singing Ensemble
Johnny Stearns
Dr. Rook
Harold J. Stone
Zuvelti
Kirsten Valbor
Dancing Ensemble
Jeffrey Warren
Singing Ensemble
William Weber
Dancing Ensemble
Lou Wills, Jr.
Bus Starter
Dancing Ensemble
Parker Wilson
Dancing Ensemble
Imperial Theatre
(Oct 07, 1943 - Jan 24, 1944)
46th Street Theatre
(Jan 26, 1944 - Feb 10, 1945)
Theatre Owned / Operated by
The Shubert Organization
Cast
Ben Cutler
Rodney Hatch
Diana Adams
Dancing Ensemble
Anita Alvarez
Premiere Danseuse
Arthur Davies
Police Lieutenant
Dolores Goodman
Dancing Ensemble
Phillip Gordon
Sam
Diana Gray
Singing Ensemble
Holly Harris
Singing Ensemble
Ray Harrison
Dancing Ensemble
Marion Kohler
Singing Ensemble
Welland Lathrop
Dancing Ensemble
Jack Mann
Taxi Black
Regis Powers
Dancing Ensemble
Mack Shanks
Dancing Ensemble
Edward Ubell
Stanley
Frank Westbrook
Dancing Ensemble
Lester Wolf
Singing Ensemble
Understudy:
Holly Harris
(Venus)
music by
Kurt Weill
; lyrics by
Ogden Nash
Act 1
Sung By
New Art Is True Art
Whitelaw Savory and Chorus
One Touch of Venus
Molly Grant and Girls
How Much I Love You
Rodney Hatch
I'm a Stranger Here Myself
Venus
Forty Minutes for Lunch
West Wind
Whitelaw Savory
Way Out West in Jersey
Mrs. Kramer, Gloria Kramer and Rodney Hatch
Foolish Heart
Venus
The Trouble with Women
Rodney Hatch, Whitelaw Savory, Taxi Black and Stanley
Speak Low
Venus and Rodney Hatch
Dr. Crippen
Whitelaw Savory and Dancers
Act 2
Sung By
Very, Very, Very
Molly Grant
Speak Low
(Reprise)
Rodney Hatch and Venus
Catch Hatch
Whitelaw Savory and Molly Grant
That's Him
Venus
Wooden Wedding
Rodney Hatch
Venus in Ozone Heights
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